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What is Paradox of Educational Games

Chapter 11
Handbook of Research on Improving Learning and Motivation through Educational Games: Multidisciplinary Approaches
Games are played for the sake of playing, regardless of the consequences of the playing activity outside of the game while learning is useful and must be perceived as such in order to be efficient.
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A Theoretical Background for Educational Video Games: Games, Signs, Knowledge
Nicolas Szilas (TECFA, FPSE, University of Geneva, Switzerland) and Martin Acosta (Escuela de Matematicas, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia)
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 24
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-495-0.ch011
Abstract
This theory is then put into practice by analyzing three commercial educational games. It constitutes a first step towards Instructional Game Design.
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